Bulb. lasiochilum (Red)

[AquaGem]

 

[paphioboy]

Very dark little monster...

 

[koshki]

Looks like he's sticking his tongue out at you!

 

[TyroneGenade]

Eek! its hideous. I bet it smells as ugly as it looks. I bet kids would love it.

 

[AquaGem]

Eek! its hideous. I bet it smells as ugly as it looks. I bet kids would love it.

One man's meat is another man's lollypop. oke:oke:

 

[Rick]

I can't recall much fragrance from mine.

Is this one a light version of the purple variety or a dark version of the yellow form?

 

[AquaGem]

I can't recall much fragrance from mine.

Is this one a light version of the purple variety or a dark version of the yellow form?

hmmm... no idea....

 

[NYEric]

Is it fragrant?

 

[biothanasis]

Awesome!!!

 

[Rick]

Is it fragrant?

I looked back through a bunch of old posts on this species, and saw mixed results on fragrance.

Clioki said the yellow version smelled good, but the purple version didn't smell.

A very old post of mine (when I only had the std yellow form) said that the smell was pleasent but vague. And other posts I can't smell it at all.

Somebody else said the yellow form smelled like "mustard".

So it might be interesting what (if any) smell this one has.

 

[Rick]

hmmm... no idea....

Look up a thread I started early this year titled Goth Bulbos

 

[W. Beetus]

Very interesting!

 

[SlipperFan]

That doesn't look like the lasiochilum species I've seen. Could it be a hybrid?

 

[AquaGem]

That doesn't look like the lasiochilum species I've seen. Could it be a hybrid?

Definitely not a hybrid.... unless it's a natural hybrid.... hmmmm.... this color form is not often seen.

 

[Rick]

Definitely not a hybrid.... unless it's a natural hybrid.... hmmmm.... this color form is not often seen.

Yup

That's why I asked if it was half way between the yellow and purple form.

Do you know where it came from?

 

[SlipperFan]

Definitely not a hybrid.... unless it's a natural hybrid.... hmmmm.... this color form is not often seen.

Not just the color form, the shape, also:
http://portersorchids.com/Images/Bulb_lasiochilum.jpg
http://www.aos.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Search&template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=4361
http://orchidspecies.com/bulblasiochilum.htm

 

[goldenrose]

It's going to pounce on it's prey, it's keeping it's legs tucked in!

 

[AquaGem]

Yup

That's why I asked if it was half way between the yellow and purple form.

Do you know where it came from?

Thailand